Row brews over cost of fertiliser set by tea agency
Whereas KTDA says it will sell its fertiliser to farmers at Sh2,200, Mr Ruto insists that it should be sold at not more than Sh2,000 per 50 kilogramme bag. Photo/JARED NYATAYA
A row is brewing over the price of fertiliser imported by the Kenya Tea Development Agency for distribution to farmers. Whereas the agency says the input will be sold at Sh2,200 Agriculture minister William Ruto insists the fertiliser will be sold at Sh2,000 for a 50 kilogramme bag.
At the same time, the government said it will streamline KTDA to contain exploitation of tea farmers by greedy directors. Mr Ruto said the tea agency has failed to solve problems facing small scale tea farmers after directors went ahead and imported expensive fertiliser at the expense of farmers.
